Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord Département, Hauts-de-France, France
🇫🇷 Avesnes-sur-Helpe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Nord department. It is situated 14 km from the Belgian border, and 18 km south of Maubeuge, the nearest larger town. The river Helpe Majeure, a tributary of the Sambre, flows through the town. Upstream of Avesnes on the river there is the Lac du Val-Joly, an artificial lake.
Historically a part of the County of Hainaut, it became French in 1659 as a result of the Treaty of the Pyrenees, and was fortified by Vauban, although it was captured by Prussia in 1815. Avesnes was heavily fortified, with fortifications that were continually modernised, from the 11th century up until 1867 when its fortifications, like those of other isolated bastions, were deemed to be redundant. In the 1870 some of the fortifications were demolished to allow easier access to the town.
Europe/Paris/North
Avesnes-sur-Helpe has a population of over 4,345 people. Avesnes-sur-Helpe also forms the centre of the wider Avesnes-sur-Helpe Arrondissement which has a population of over 230,372 people. Avesnes-sur-Helpe is situated 18 km south of Maubeuge.
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